OTHER ASIA PACIFIC

    Enforcement

    Asia Pacific FIs Enter New Era of Accountability

    By Editors | 28/09/2017

    Australian bankers rail against short deadline for comments on BEAR, which mirrors Hong Kong’s recently introduced MiC.

    Market Infrastructure

    Equivalence not Regulatory Harmonisation the Answer for Asian FX

    By Editors | 28/09/2017

    GFMA, KPMG report suggests the number of liquidity providers will decline; market participants can’t expect harmonised regulatory environment.

    Enforcement

    Indonesia Targets Illegal Investment Managers, Fund Collectors

    By Editors | 28/09/2017

    Nearly 50 firms have been shut down this year for operating without a license, offering unreasonably generous repayment terms, returns.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Vietnam Raises Credit Growth Limits for Commercial Banks

    By Editors | 28/09/2017

    Vietnam’s central bank has extended credit growth limits for several commercial banks in a bid to support the country’s economic growth and amid massive demand.

    Capital / Liquidity

    Philippine Central Bank Seeks to Capture Property Loan, Project Financing Risks

    By Editors | 25/09/2017

    Lenders face tighter loan, financing reporting requirements as central bank says it will target ‘areas which require supervisory action’.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    DLT Essential for Capital Market Participants to Meet Regulatory Obligations – JPX

    By Samuel Riding | 21/09/2017

    Market participants can’t meet diverse regulatory requirements without using DLT to share back office and post-trade functions, report suggests.

    Fintech / Regtech

    ASEAN Fintechs, Banks Set up Pan-regional Sandbox to Boost Financial Inclusion

    By Samuel Riding | 21/09/2017

    Sandbox board includes ASEAN Bankers Association, Monetary Authority of Singapore and is being advised by Intel, Microsoft Asia Pacific and IBM Philippines.

    AML / KYC

    Indonesia Tightens AML Rules to Address Fintech Complexity

    By Editors | 14/09/2017

    Bank Indonesia says new technological developments and innovations have increased risks of money laundering via payment and forex systems.

    Capital / Liquidity

    China Joins US in Leading Bank Profitability as Capital Shortfalls All but Disappear

    By Samuel Riding | 13/09/2017

    BIS report on Basel III finds US and China make up more than half the profits of the world’s Group 1 banks; TLAC shortfall of 12 G-SIBs tumbles to $360mn.

    AML / KYC

    Top PBOC Official Makes AML Powerplay

    By Editors | 13/09/2017

    Vice governor Yin Yong says central bank to ‘centralise’ work amid concerns about sanctions risk and meeting stricter international standards.

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